Globe-holder.



c. sQsMITH L H. H. PALMER.

GLOBE HOLDER. APPLIOAI'ION FILED MAR. zs, 1910.

Patented Dec. 6, 1910 Paf/772er 'entran srfrrns PATENT orio.

CHARLES S. SMITH AND HERMAN H. PALMER, NEW YORK, N. Y.

GLOBE-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 6, 1910.

Application led March 28, 1910. Serial N o. 552,078.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that we, CHARLES S. SMITH and HERMAN H. PALMER, citizens of the United States, residing at N ew York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Globe-Holders; and w'e do declare the following' to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in g'lobe holders and means for attaching the same to an electric lamp socket or other suport. p One object of the invention is to provide a globe holder having an improved means for attaching the same to an electric lamp socket or other support.

Another object is to provide a holder of this character having an improved means for engaging or gripping the globe.

Vith the foregoing' and other objects in view, the invent-ion consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side view' of an electric lamp socket showing our improved globe holder' applied thereto and supporting' a globe; Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view of the same on the line 2 2 of Fig. l; Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the attaching band in released position; Fig. et is a detail perspective view of the holder removed.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, l denotes an electric lamp socket of the usual construction and 2 denotes a globe which is attached thereto by our improved holder. Our improved holder comprises a clamping band 3, which is adapted to be engaged with the reduced portion of the lamp socket or with any other support to which the globe is to be attached. The ends of the band 3 overlap and in the under-lapping portion at a suitable distance from its end is pivotally mounted a locking member 4, which is here shown and is preferably in the form of a wire hook, the outer portion of which is in the form of an off-set eye or loop 5. The locking member t is adapted to be engaged with a slot 6 formed in the adjacent overlapping portion of the band near its end. The outer end of the overlapping portion of the band is preferably bent outwardly to form a lip 7 which is adapted to be engaged by the linger to facilitate the movement of the overlapping portion of the 'band on the locking member.

By reference to Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings, it will be seen that, when the member 4 is in locking engagement with the slot 6, the ott-set looped portion of the member projects beyond the outer end of the slot and into engagement with the outer side of the overlapping end of the band, thus holding said end in engagement with the underlapped portion of the band and the latter in clamped engagement with the socket or support. When the band is in a released position, as shown in Fig. 3, the locking member is turned to bring its off-set looped portion in a reverse position to that shown in Fig. 2 or in the direction of the slot, thus permitting the overlapping end of the band to spring outwardly into engagement with the loop and out of engagement with the under-lapping portion of the band, thus allowing the latter to eXpand to a sufficient extent to permit the band being slipped oftl from the-lower end of the socket.

Arranged on and preferably formed integral with the lower edge of the band 3 are a. series of radially projecting spring' lugs 8, the outer ends of which are bent downwardly and inwardly to form globe gripping clasps 9, the lower ends of which are rounded and bent outwardly at a suitable angle to facilitate the ready engagement of the clasps with the upper rim or bead of the globe, which, when applied to the holder, is simply pushed upwardly into engagement with the angular outwardly bent lower ends of the clasps, thus forcing the latter outwardly and causing the same to spring over and into engagement with the bead or rim on the upper end of the globe, thus attaching the latter without the necessity of moving' any of the independent clasps by hand. The clasps 9 are sufficiently rigid to securely hold and support the globe but are resilient enough to allow the latter to be engaged therewith in the manner described and readily disengaged therefrom by pulling downwardly on the globe.

A globe holder constructed as herein shown and described may be quickly and easily applied to a lamp socket or other support, and a globe may be quickly and easily engaged With the holder which will securely support the globe in position.

F rom the foregoing description taken in connection With the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the invention Will be readily understood withn out requiring a more extended explanation.

underlapping portion of the band, said member comprising a hook pivotally mounted in said under-lapping portion of the band, an oft-set looped portion formed on the outer end ot said hook and adapted to be engaged with the slot in the overlapping portion of the band whereby when the locking member is turned in one direction the ends of' the band will be drawn together in locked engagement and when turned in the opposite direction, said ends will be permitted to spring apart and a series of globe attaching devices arranged on said band.

In testimony whereof We have hereunto set our hands in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

CHARLES S. SMITH. HERMAN H. PALMER.

litnesses z ANDREW C. MORGAN, FREDERICK C. HUNTER. 

